7 months OTR thinking of switching to WM. Good or bad idea?

sometimes the OTR requirement is just to keep drivers out there taking advantage of them
many different jobs out there just go find the one that fits
you wont know until you find it
like looking for lost keys
they are in the last place you look
because then you quit looking

 

What do you want to do in the future? If you just want to worki local then take the trash truck job, If you want to drive 18 wheeler local then stay and get your year. The trash truck job will not count for a lot of places. A year will open up a lot more opportunities.

 

14k doing OTR over 7 months!??!?!?! Holy #^&**$(#@!

I was in almost as bad of a situation starting out at .26 CPM and getting screwed on miles. I left with around 6-7 months experience and went to Crete for .43 CPM and I have around $1200 a week when out 7 days.
OTR going to another OTR company wasn't difficult for me, dunno about local because I didn't try.
I don't wanna lose out on all those tax benefits of being OTR , plus driving an hour to work to drive just to drive an hour back home doesn't appeal to me.

 

yeah man you can do way better than .31 and sitting a lot I'd GTFO

 

If you go with Waste Management and then later want a Class-A job, it would be nothing more than a refresher course at worst.

The positive about the tanker job is it would set you up for local fuel hauling or chemical hauling in the near future.

If you and your girl friend are patient, the tanker job will lead to a much higher standard of living in the future.

WM is a good company, not doubt about it. But, will it provide what you and girl friend and possibly a family later, the standard of living you want to provide? Sure, WM will be a steady, reliable income and never have to worry about being unemployed; people and companies will always create garbage that needs to be disposed of.

So, look at Waste Management as a career or the tanker job as a stepping stone to something better.

WM and tanker, both good choices, but with different positive outcomes.

 

Try MBM food service in Fort Worth and or Lewisville...you also have McLane food service in Arlington and Maines food-service in Terrel...you could also try some of the LTL companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area like all dominion, FedEx freight, Estes, or Saia...those jobs would have you home every night or at worst home every other night but you would make much better money and home frequently